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- From: elendil@mintir.new-orleans.la.us (Edward J. Branley)
- Newsgroups: bit.listserv.catholic
- Subject: Re: contributions
- Keywords: money
- Message-ID: <11ukwB1w165w@mintir.new-orleans.la.us>
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 22:15:47 CST
- References: <1992Dec28.190702.2792@compu.com>
- Organization: Minas Tirith BBS (Public Access Usenet for New Orleans)
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- fr@compu.com (Fred Rump from home) writes:
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- > The results of a first survey of parish data were just announced. Data is fro
- > churches that have computers and pretty much back up what I've posted here
- > previously. I said 20% of the people give 80% of the donations dollar wise.
- > The actual survey showed that 19% gave 75%. It also indicates that the vast
- > majority of Catholics give around $40 per year to their church. Less than a
- > dollar per week. Presumably this is from their Christmas or Easter donation.
- >
- > A gentleman sitting next to me at Christmas mass proudly put a dollar bill
- > into the basket. A commentary of our times?
- >
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- Fred, my wife normally mails our check in. I normally stick a dollar in on my
- own because that's all I've got in my wallet <g>.
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- I'd love to see some demographics on just who is giving the money. In parishes
- that have schools, I'll bet you see increased donations in families as their
- children approach school age, plateau for the eight years the kid is in school,
- then the figure tapers off as the children leave the parish school for high
- school.
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